CM Punk

CM Punk has a blemish on his career, now that he's lost a match to Paul Heyman.

However, he only lost that match because of interference from Ryback—someone whom WWE has used as a beast in the past.

Losing because a fresh monster like Ryback came in and attacked you is nothing of the burial sort, so anyone who is afraid that Punk is in the doghouse should think twice.

In the process of nearly winning this match, Punk was also able to get his hands on Heyman and exact some revenge. There's a good chance this feud is over with and Punk can move on to something new, which should be beneficial, as this program with Heyman has run its course and become repetitive. Ending it sooner than later will only help Punk in the long run.

Prime Time Players

The Prime Time Players were making million dollar moves in the pre-show, where they were victorious, but they were unable to cash in and win the gold when push came to shove.

Now more than ever, The Prime Time Players have a proper claim to being potential WWE tag team champions.

Although The Shield retained the titles, Darren Young and Titus O'Neil looked as though they were almost equals to Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, balancing out the speed and strength rather well.

Instead of continuing to wrestle only on Main Event and against 3MB, after Night of Champions The Prime Time Players can now go into matches with The Shield and have some credibility behind them to make the matches more valid.

Do you think any other losers were able to gain something out of Night of Champions?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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